There’s a Lee’s Garden for All of Us
“If Catholics are having a crisis of conscience, they go to the church, if Jews are having a crisis of…
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Bright Sun Films’ ‘Closed for Storm’ Explores the Legacy of Six Flags New Orleans
“Closed for Storm” succeeds at revealing the history of Six Flags New Orleans and honoring it as a symbol of…
Wicked Queer Film Fest Offers a Virtual Encore
The 39th annual Wicked Queer film festival kicked off Friday, March 31, and ran until Sunday, April 9th. The festival…
Early Submissions For 2023 Boston Asian American Film Festival
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF). They are accepting a wide range…
Go See Only In Theaters at West Newton Cinema starting April 14th
When Director Raphael Sbarge’s “Only In Theaters” premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2021, it was a…
A.V. Rockwell Discusses her debut feature, ‘A Thousand and One’
When filmmaker A.V. Rockwell debuted her feature, “A Thousand and One,” at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, she ended up…
In Conversation: Megan Kapler and Harry Cullen
In advance of the Bright Lights Cinema Series screening of Laura Poitras’ 2022 documentary “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,”…
In Conversation: Chase Joynt and Kristen Schilt
In honor of Trans Week of Visibility and Action, Bright Lights Cinema Series will be showing “Framing Agnes” this Thursday,…
Taking a Seat at Emelyn Stuart’s Table
At the Independent, we not only champion the creators sharing their stories through film but those working behind the scenes…